Sept. 9, 1931 - Feb. 29, 2020
Marilyn Tennant was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, to Clinton and Catherine Raabe. She was raised in Bradford, Pa., where she graduated from Saint Bernard High School and moved on to Bryant and Stratton Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., where she was an honor graduate in 1951. She was a long-time member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Marilyn met her husband, Richard L. Matus, while in Buffalo, and they had three children, David, Lisa and Kathleen. Marilyn moved to Castle Rock, Colorado in 1977 and was remarried to her husband, John S. Tennant III, who had 5 children from a previous marriage, Sally, John, Scott, William and Jeffrey. Marilyn and John enjoyed travelling, boating, fishing and visiting with their family. They were employed for many years at Realty World in Castle Rock. Marilyn also worked as a legal secretary for a local attorney.
Marilyn was an avid collector, needleworker, gardener, piano player, Indy car racing fan and a loyal Bronco and all around football fan (her brother Donald Raabe was inducted into the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Hall of Fame). Most of all, she loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by her three children, David Matus of College Station, TX, Lisa Tussey (Jay L.) of Evergreen, CO and Kathleen Mollica (Jay A.) of Castle Rock, CO, her six beloved grandchildren, Genevieve, Stirling, Clinton, Jason, Kendall and Dillon, and 5 great grandchildren.
A memorial service to celebrate Marilyn's life will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Olinger, Andrews, Caldwell, and Gibson Funeral Home at 407 Jerry Street in downtown Castle Rock, CO followed by a reception at Pegasus restaurant at 313 Jerry Street at 3:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Denver Dumb Friends League Buddy Center in Castle Rock, located at 4556 Castleton Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109, where Marilyn rescued her beloved cat, Blue.
